Foreign animal diseases are not only a serious threat to American livestock and agriculture, but also to our nation’s economy and security. A wide variety of devastating plant and animal pathogens exist outside of the…

Tragically, the first time some livestock producers hear the term “White Muscle Disease” is during the necropsy of one of their animals. What causes this serious disease and more importantly, how can it be prevented?…

Scours (calfhood diarrhea) can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, congenital problems or various nutritional reasons. Many scour-causing agents are contagious, so scours is often a concern for the whole calf crop. Some of…

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Carcass/Performance

Download Now Available on both Android and iOS WSU Livestock Carcass Grade & Cutability Calculator is a simple way to calculate carcass yield grade, dressing percentages, and cutability of beef, pork and lamb carcasses. Individuals…

Copper deficiency and selenium deficiency are the two major problems in Washington State. We have found no evidence of cobalt or zinc deficiencies in this region in our field studies. SELENIUM DEFICIENCY A number of…

Reproduction

Genetic selection and record-keeping practices employed by beef seed stock producers and researchers during the last several decades are paying off. Cow-calf producers now know where to go to get the genetics they need to…

Evaluating bulls for breeding soundness is probably one of the most neglected management practices in cow-calf operations. Fertility is unquestionably one of the most important traits in bulls, because a cow-calf producer derives their primary…

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